According to a statement from Bono's rep, the 42-year-old "Dancing With the Stars" contestant and his fiancee "leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection towards one another."

Bono posted a tweet Monday thanking fans for their concern about the split. "I'm doing fine," he assured everyone, adding that he and Elia "remain on good terms with nothing but respect and affection 4 each other."

The former couple's relationship previously played out for the cameras on the documentary "Becoming Chaz," which captured Bono's gender transition. In 2009 he said of Elia, who supported the decision, "She's been amazing. I feel really grateful to be going through this with a partner."

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Jen got together with Chaz because she like who he was as a person when they met over 10 years ago. Alot of things have changed since including he's personality he's stoped being the person she felt in love with. The mood changes he's going thru due to the hormones he's taking are finally took a toll on Jen. All the ladies will agree with me that even our monthly temporary PMS drives our partners crazy at times now imagine living with someone with this personality all the time on top of evrything else that's going on it's tuff my heart goes out to Jen but she's a strong girl she'll be fine

Sooner or later she had to find out that Chaz is only a free-loading media pig. He/she wants to be considered a man. Well, here's some sound advice. Get a job. And get a life. Your own. Stop living in Cher's shadow, writing books about what a bad mom she was. And save your money for the real operation, an addadictomy...

When you live your life as a freak show, there are always going to be people saying "Look at the freak." You cannot cover yourself with flies and dung and not expect to draw negative responses. People are people and they will act like people, especially the ones who call others names because they notice the freaks.
Bottom line, if it can get pregnant, it isn't a man. Just like the pregnant man who ran over her fifteen minutes of fame, Chaz will run out also.

I'm just as confused.....this generation keeps getter more strange by the minute – – I'm curious what role the media has had in this? Interesting that 20 years ago we did not have these freaks and people entrapped in the so-called wrong body. Weird! It's just simply strange.

@ Good Point: Yes, we did have them. They were deep in the closet, committed suicide, or lived deeply depressed lives because there was nowhere to turn and no one to talk to. Just like child abuse, which has always existed but was under wraps for so long, we are finally shining a light on things that, in the past, were considered shameful, humiliating, or simply not tolerated. Sadly, not much has changed in that last arena.

"This person" was born famous. With parents like Sonny and Cher, there was no choice. You all are so idiotic in your judgment, bigotry and calling each other out. It feels like a flippin' playground fight around here.

Bono's girlfriend is gay. She likes women, not men. If she wanted a man, she had a ton to choose from. When Bono became a man, it was nothing but a turn off. If this woman is hitting the bottle, this is why. When she fell for Bono, Bono was a woman. Better to be a good looking gay woman, than an ugly man, and Bono as a man is ugly.

What's really sad is that you know that. You need to get a life. Turn off the TV, shut down your computer and go outside. Better yet, go outside with some friends, if you have any. If you don't, make some. You really need help.

@ just goes to prove – wow, judge much? Chaz has been all over the tabloids the past year. That fact could have been on the cover of any of the gossip rags. You are ignorant to assume that the poster has no life. I have never watched an episode of the Kardashians but it's hard not to know "something" about them because they are in the news 24/7. Why be a jerk?

That's exactly what she'd said in an article I read during the summer. She didn't want to be with a man. She was having problems with the personality changes that started happening after the male hormones hit Chaz's body.

Transgendered if Google is to be believed means that no change has been made below the waist. So they are both women. Chaz just chose to be more male looking with the help of hormones..............so this is big news why?

I wonder if Chaz has any regrets about the change....going through something like this would have to his choice alone and not dependent upon a partner..............if that were the case, what a disaster this would be

If that had been the case then no doctor in the counry would have even considered beginning this process. Transgendered people go through years of hormone therapy and psychological analysis before they are given the operation. Technically, Chaz is still pre-op according to the media. There is no WAY any medical professional would be involved if this choice were coming from anyone other than Chaz.

Your absolutely right. Chaz is still technically a woman, at least from the waist down but let's keep the PC media machine rolling and call her what she isn't, sure thing! For those that disagree get over it...